Sturgill Simpson Booked for ‘Saturday Night Live’

Sturgill Simpson has been booked as the musical guest for an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live.

SNL shared the news during Saturday night's (Dec. 17) episode; Simpson took video of the announcement (above) and shared it with his social media followers. Felicity Jones will host the episode, set to air on Jan. 14.

Since releasing his debut album, High Top Mountain, in 2013, Simpson has earned a bevy of fans, as well as critical praise, with his traditional sound and style. His latest release, 2016's A Sailor's Guide to Earth -- his first project since signing with Atlantic Records -- debuted at No. 1 on the country albums chart and at No. 3 on Billboard's all-genre 200 chart. On Dec. 6, A Sailor's Guide to Earth received two nominations for the 2017 Grammy Awards: one for Best Country Album and the other for the all-genre Album of the Year.

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